Folding ironing table



S. J. BAILEY FOLDING IRONING TABLE Nov. 1, 1932 Filed 2 Sheets-Sheet l s. J. BAILEY 2,002,283

FOLDING IRONING TABLE May 21, 1935.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 1, 1932 INVENTOR Samuel Jfiai/fg B Y ATTORNEY The invention Patented May 21, 1935 I p I i "aoozassi momma @IRONINGJZABLE Samuel .J. .Baileygldidhfilson, 2a. i

".ni pplicatinn November 1 ,2 claims.

' "ZI his invention irelates to *new and usefulimiproeements in .a %folding droning Ptable. a The invention has "fr .1an.-object the construcition of=a1fo1ding droning :table which :is characteriaed thy !the provision :of a pair of rear zlegs :pivotally imoun'ted upona frame lso that they "may. swing :together and apart transversely :relative toitheiironingboard and the arrangement. of pivotally supporting said fframezupon ithetbottom 'of lthe board soiithat the Ilegs may be .-.moved ifla't against theibottom ot :the iboard Lor to :dezpend therefrom. Uhelinvention has for astill furthersohject *the arrangement of a pair of braces .piv'otally 5 l5 vmounted int'enmediately ofcsaid !legs and. supported at iritermediate points' by Ilinks to the bo'ttom o f and board so as ito ibe capable of assuming :a ream ard pos'ition past the dead center ol' the turning-of the links toih'old the pair :of

"legs in a substantially vertical position.

*Furthermore' the invention proposes fthe provision of aipair" of crossed braces having :one .of

than ends pivo'tall-yconnected \w'ith the frame -previously'mentionetl:and theotheriends' pivotally-mounted amen -the pair of braces :near the pi'voted point -with=the pair-of legs so as tovcause -the pairof legs to be "pivoted slightly outwards so as to 'assume the -vei 'ti-cal depending :position.- i

has for a still further 'object the construction of *anarticle -of the class-described which is of simple, durable construction, depeniiable "in 'use and-"eflicient in operation and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. i

In the accompanying drawings forming a. material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a device constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-'-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view looking from the left hand end of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the device in a completely closed position.

,:t1932, Serial1='No.640;B01

(i'CL; 68-40). y y l FigJt iisa sideielevational lview similar to Fig. 1

but; showing the :device 1 partially closed."

:"Figifl .is assectional view taken on the line l l ofiFigflfi. 3 it Reference numeral l0 indicates the board of iii itheifolding droning table. A transversefirame 12 has'iends Iii-turned :at right angles to-the main i-portion thereofhand pivotally supported uponu.angle meinbers M secured :upon the -"bottom lofxthelboard" l0. A pair of -rear legs-" l5 10 .are ipivo'tally supported at' their upper e'nd's by :pintles H 6 engaged through the frame l1. l-he -arrangementlallows the legs l5 tobe:p'ivoted to- :gether :or- :apart while the pivoting of the frame v ":tZ allows *the legsflB to assume positions flat :against the tb'ottom -of: the board In or :depen'dingias ShOWnin FigJI. l r

l idmair :of braces n are *pivoted at their .rear ends :intermediate :the ends :of the legs-1'5. At the frontithe braces M 1 are pivotally connected .20 withla pair of links l 'Bi l-heseflinks inturn are pivotally connected at their ends upon the botatom of the bo'ard l'fl; "The parts are so proportioned 'that when the legs i 5 slant slightly backwardsfrom the vertieal, as s'hown in Fig. 6 the ifree lends of the -braces I'T -are past' the dead :center of the links M figuring clockwise as "seen iin' Figs; 1 andfiig so asto prevent any-possibility :of the legs F5 =acoidentallyiassuming their-closed vpositions Ehefrontendsdf the braces M are 30 Zbeveled ofi at H9 so that these beveled edges may rest against the bottom oftheflboard "As may" be =s'een' from inspecting' Fig'. 1-, the links I8 are substantially in line with the braces I! when the legs [5 are in their open positions, but any tendency for the legs l5 to close will tend to cause the ends l9 to press against the bottom of the table board II). In order to close the legs l5 it is necessary that the ends IQ of the braces I! be first drawn slightly downwards, that is, turned counter-clockwise in respect to the links l8.

A pair of cross braces 20 is pivotally connected at their top ends 2| upon the legs l5 and more particularly, concentric with the pivotal mounting of the legs I5. The braces 20 have their other ends 22 twisted at and pivotally attached intermediate the ends of the braces I1 near the pivots of the braces l1 and the legs l5. Particular attention is drawn to Figs. 5 and 6 where it should be noted that as the legs I5 are moved to the closed position the braces 20 will extend the sum of the distance from the pivots of the legs 15 to the pivot of the legs to the braces l1 and. the distance from the the object being that the legs be completely .folded within the side limits of the board It]. A

pivots of the braces I! with the legs l5 to the pivots of the brace ends 22. Consequently, since the ends 2| of the braces are pivotally mounted upon the frame l2 the ends 22 will move towards each other and close the legs l5 to positions parallel with each otheras shown in Fig. 5.

But when the legs 15 are moved to the depending position the pivots of the ends 22 of the braces 20 will be moved closer to the pivots of the ends2l as clearly shown in Fig. 1, which will cause the ends 22 to move apart from each other'and spread the legs l5 as shown in Fig. 3. A front leg 23 is pivotally mounted at one end 24 upon the bottom of the board In. Wire connecting links 24 pivotally connect with the leg 23 and with the legs I5 so as to restrain the leg 23 from closing flat against the bottom of the board l0 when the legs l5are in the depending position. The wire links 25 hold the leg 23 in the open position when the legs l5 are open. A chain 26 is'connected between understood from examining Figs. 1, 5 and 6'. To

close the folding'wire table from the open posi tion :shown in Fig. 1 it is first necessary-that the ends IQ of the braces'l'lbe slightly drawn downwards and thenrthe braces H be pulled around to swing on the links I8 as pivots. This causes the legs l5 to start moving to the closing position and as the legs l5 move, the links 25 will'transmit this motion to the front leg 23. The legs I5, when in the open position are inclined outwards, as shown in Fig. 3, but as they assume the closed positions the cross-braces 20 will automatically draw them together to substantially parallel positions as shown in Fig.5,

main feature is the fact that the legs l5 may .pivot towards each other and at the frame 12 =-may allow thelegs to simultaneously pivot fiat against the bottom. of the board It and to the IT in a manner so as to automatically cause While I have shown and. described the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:-

1. In a folding ironing table, aboard, a transverse frame pivoted on the bottom thereof, a

pair of legs pivoted on said frame for swinging together and apart and which upon turning of the frame moves to a position fiat against the bottom of the board or to a depending position, a pair of braces pivotally mounted at one of their ends intermediate the ends of said legs, a pair of links pivotally mounted intermediate the endsof said braces and on the bottom of said board so that the legs are limited to substantially the vertical position or to a position flat against the bottom of said board, and a pair of cross braces pivotally mounted at one of their ends upon said legs and at their other ends upon said braces at points intermediate the pivot points of the braces with the legs and with said links, said cross braces having intermediate twists so that the pivoted ends are at right angles to each other. f

2. In a folding ironing table, a board, a transverse frame pivoted on the bottom thereof, a pair of legs pivoted on said frame for swinging together and apart and which upon turning of 'the frame moves to a position flat against the bottom of the board or to a depending position, 1

a pairof braces pivotally mounted at one of their ends intermediate the ends of said legs, a pair of links pivotally mounted intermediate the ends of said braces and on the bottom of said board so that the legs are limited to substantially the vertical position or to a position fiat against the bottom of said board, a pair of cross braces pivotally mounted at one of their ends upon'said legs and at their other ends upon said braces at points intermediate the pivot points of the braces-with the legs and with said links, a front leg pivotally mounted upon the bottom of said board,'a chain connected between said pair of braces, and rods connected between said front legs-and said rear pair of legs to cause the 'legs to move in unison'from the open to the closed position.

SAMUEL J. BAILEY. 

